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irresponsible(dictionary)

irresponsible (iou)



irresponsible adjective & noun. M17.
[from IR-2+ RESPONSIBLE.]
A. adjective. Not answerable for conduct or actions; exempt from or incapable of legal responsibility. Also lacking, or done without, a sense of responsibility. M17.
T. de W. Talmage The prisoner was idiotic and irresponsible. D. H. Lawrence I'm irresponsible as a puff of wind. Listener We are not dealing..with an irresponsible, politically-motivated organization in trade unions.
b. noun. An irresponsible person. L19.
L. Mumford His adolescent years found him one of the..irresponsibles of his little town.
,irresponsi'bility noun E19.
irresponsibleness noun M17.
irresponsibly adverb M19.